Remote Engineer Jobs in Dayton, OH

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Job Id: 72587

Electronics Engineer
Our client is seeking an experienced Electronics Engineer to lead verification and validation efforts for advanced electronic sensing technologies used in demanding equipment environments. This individual will play a critical role in ensuring products meet performance, reliability, and quality expectations through disciplined Design Verification Plan & Report (DVP&R) execution, cross-functional collaboration, and data-driven decision-making. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in DVP&R ownership, thrives in complex technical environments, and can influence teams through the resolution of challenging validation issues.

This role is fully on-site in Dayton, Ohio.

Electronics Engineer Responsibilities:

• Own the development, execution, and maintenance of Design Verification Plan & Report (DVP&R) activities throughout the entire product development lifecycle.
• Translate product requirements, engineering specifications, risk assessments, and failure analyses into comprehensive validation plans with clearly defined acceptance criteria.
• Define validation strategies that ensure complete coverage across laboratory, simulation, environmental, hardware-in-the-loop, durability, and field testing activities.
• Lead DVP&R reviews with cross-functional stakeholders, driving alignment on test priorities, schedules, resource needs, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Review, analyze, and interpret validation results to ensure accuracy, traceability, and compliance with product requirements.
• Investigate validation failures and non-conformances, identify root causes, and influence teams to implement effective corrective actions through closure.
• Support product readiness and release decisions by providing objective assessments of validation outcomes, residual risks, and overall product maturity.
• Maintain clear documentation and reporting of verification activities to support quality standards and design traceability requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve DVP&R methodologies, reporting processes, and overall validation efficiency across programs.
• Serve as a technical resource and advocate for verification best practices throughout the organization.

Electronics Engineer Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Demonstrated experience leading and owning Design Verification Plan & Report (DVP&R) activities within an electronic product development environment.
• Strong understanding of verification, validation, and reliability principles for electronic systems and components.
• Proven experience developing validation plans from product requirements and translating them into executable test strategies.
• Experience applying risk-based validation methodologies, including Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and related quality tools.
• Ability to analyze validation data, investigate failures, and drive issues through resolution using structured problem-solving approaches.
• Proven success collaborating across multidisciplinary teams, including engineering, testing, laboratory, quality, and program stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, documentation, and communication skills with the ability to influence technical decisions.
• Hands-on experience supporting laboratory, environmental, field, system-level, or durability testing activities is highly desirable.
• Experience working with sensing technologies, inertial systems, electromechanical products, or equipment operating in demanding environments is preferred.
• Familiarity with regulated product development processes, design traceability, or product release readiness activities is considered a plus.

Compensation: (DOE)

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